Posts from the category Travel

  • 2019 in the air

    2019 in the air

    Years of photography and drone flying have filled my archives with memories. This short film combines some of my best 2019 clips from Switzerland, Wales, and England.

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  • Coastal rocks on the Isle of Skye

    Arrival on the coast of Skye

    After around 2,300 kilometres of driving, a well-earned rest stop with family by the sea.

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  • The Camberley Obelisk

    An unusual folly in the woods at Camberley in Surrey… which has outlasted my junior school.

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  • From the South to the North

    Heading from the far south of England to the far north of England in one long motorway drive.

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  • That London

    Spending an afternoon in London, paying attention to the city itself without reminiscing about the past.

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  • The driving route on the third day of our autumn holiday in 2024 was pretty spectacular.

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  • 83,000 photos of London

    83,000 photos of London

    A photography team has put together a mesmerizing flow motion timelapse of London, deploying novel techniques to tell the story of the U.K. capital.

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  • Visiting the historic town of Colmar, on the Alsatian plain in eastern France.

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  • Sgurr Mhairi from Ashaig

    Squalls in Skye

    To hell with warm, sunny days. Let the squalls come.

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  • Over the Schallenberg Pass

    Taking the Mini out for a drive through the hills to Emmental.

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  • The Rail Replacement Helicopter

    The Rail Replacement Helicopter

    We’ve all heard of the dreaded “Rail Replacement Bus”. But what if we had Rail Replacement Helicopters instead?

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  • Meall an Leathaid

    The road from Easter Ross into the Strathrusdale valley leads into what I felt was the middle of nowhere.

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  • Part of the Grand Bisse d'Ayent irrigation system

    Random things in July

    Lots of work stopped me from going out so much, but we did get in a great trip to canton Wallis.

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  • Facts for the 1st August

    A few random facts to celebrate Switzerland’s birthday.

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  • Award-winning bathing beach, Sheerness

    Grot

    One of my hobbies is visiting less-than-salubrious destinations to take interesting photographs.

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  • Unendearing travel

    Relying on others for our journey and a problematic experience stretching over two days is no way to begin a relaxing holiday.

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  • Catania railway station in 2009

    Train to Messina

    Clearing out a hard drive, I came across a file with some notes made whilst travelling in Sicily in 2009.

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  • Île de Peilz

    I like unusual things and the tiny natural island around 500 metres from the lake shore at Villeneuve, on Lac Léman, certainly fits that bill.

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  • Blair Castle

    After a twelve year wait, I finally get a decent photograph of Blair Castle, near Pitlochry in Scotland.

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  • Drone photograph of Loch Glascarnoch in summer

    The Lost World of Glascarnoch

    Aerial views of a flooded glen in the wilds of northern Scotland, with low water levels exposing the old road.

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  • Sunrise over the Matterhorn

    Catching the first train from Zermatt onto the mountain and photographing the most well-known peak in Switzerland.

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